General Knowledge Quiz

K V Mahadevan composed the music for the Telugu film 'Shankarabharanam' (1980), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and Best Music Direction. The film is considered a classic in Indian cinema.

William E. McCracken served as CEO of CA Technologies from 2001 to 2013. The other options are leaders from different companies: Stephen Elop (Nokia), Andrea Jung (Avon), and Arthur D. Levinson (Genentech).

Lawrence J. Ellison (Larry Ellison) co-founded Oracle and served as CEO from 1977 to 2014. The options include both the formal name (Lawrence J. Ellison - correct) and common name (Larry Ellison), plus other Oracle executives: Safra Catz and Jeffrey O. Henley.

Carol Bartz served as CEO of Yahoo from 2009 to 2012. The other options are executives from different companies: Leo Apotheker (HP and SAP), Safra Catz (Oracle), and Andrea Jung (Avon).

Paul S. Otellini served as CEO of Intel from 2005 to 2013. The other options are executives from different companies: William E. McCracken (CA Technologies), John T. Chambers (Cisco), and 'Lawn Nanterme' appears to be a garbled version of Pierre Nanterme (Accenture).

Leo Apotheker served as CEO of HP from 2010 to 2011. The other options are executives from different companies: Andrea Jung (Avon), Jeffrey O. Henley (Oracle), and Safra Catz (Oracle).

John T. Chambers served as CEO of Cisco for 20 years (1995-2015). The other options are incorrect: Ronald D. Sugar (Northrop Grumman), Paul S. Jung (not a known Cisco CEO), and 'Henley Catz' appears to be a mashup of Jeffrey Henley and Safra Catz from Oracle.

Steve Jobs co-founded Apple and served as CEO from 1997 until his death in 2011, leading the company's resurgence. The other options are incorrect: Paul Culbertson (not associated with Apple), Santa Cruz (place name), and Andrea Jung (Avon).

India has the world's largest deposits of mica, accounting for approximately 60% of global production. India is also a leading producer of other minerals like iron ore and bauxite, but mica is where it has the dominant global position.

World Diabetes Day is observed annually on November 14th, commemorating the birthday of Frederick Banting who co-discovered insulin. It was established by the IDF and WHO in 1991 to raise awareness about diabetes.

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948, by Nathuram Godse in New Delhi. This tragic event occurred just months after India's independence. The other options are incorrect years well after Gandhi's death.

The joule is the SI unit of energy, named after James Prescott Joule. It measures work, heat, and all forms of energy. While joules are used to measure thermal energy (heat), the fundamental unit is for energy in general.

The black flag has historically symbolized protest, resistance, or anarchy. In maritime contexts, it could signify pirates (the Jolly Roger variant), and in modern protests, it represents opposition or defiance. It is not traditionally associated with peace, truce, or general danger signals (which use different colors).

The Olympic Flame was first introduced at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics, where it burned ceremonially in a cauldron on a tower at the stadium entrance. This established the modern Olympic flame tradition that continues today. The 1928 Games marked the first time this symbolic element was incorporated into the Olympic ceremony.

The adult human skeleton contains 206 named bones, consisting of 80 axial skeleton bones (skull, vertebral column, thoracic cage) and 126 appendicular skeleton bones (limbs and girdles). Infants have more bones (around 270) which fuse together during growth and development to reach the adult count.